PETALING JAYA: Waze now has an additional voice navigation option in Bahasa Malaysia featuring the voice of Malaysian DJ, singer, actress and former beauty queen, Datuk Yasmin Yusuff.
From offering turn-by-turn navigation directions, to safety tips such as reminding drivers to strap on their seat belts and to slow down at the sign of the red lights, Yasmin does it all!
She also throws in light-hearted utterances such as “alamak, miss!” for when you’ve missed the exit and “lubang lagi” a relatable grouse for when a pothole is ahead.
“I tend to get frustrated with the mispronunciation of our street names and thought - why not do something and voice them myself? As I happen to be a professional voiceover artist, and also the original voice of the LRT, I thought it would be fun to do Waze too!
"All it took was for me to offer my voice in the Waze Malaysia Facebook group, and before I knew it, I was contacted, did an audition tape, and voila - I’m the Bahasa voice of Waze!” said Yasmin.
Do you want to have Yasmin navigate your journey? Follow these steps to change your Waze navigation voice:
- Tap the Menu , then Settings
- Tap Voice & Sound
- Tap Waze voice
- Select “Bahasa Malaysia - Yasmin” from the list available under Voice directions
You can also record your own Waze voice by following these directions:
- Tap the Menu , then Settings
- Tap Voice & Sound
- Tap Waze voice
- Tap Record new voice
- Tap on the type of direction you'd like to record; tap the record icon to start recording and stop when you've finished recording. To check your recording, tap the play icon
- Once finished recording, tap Done to give your voice a name and finish by tapping Add
